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Kirk strengthens to category 4 major hurricane, NHC says

(Reuters) - Kirk strengthened into a category 4 major hurricane and large swells could reach the U.S. East Coast by Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Thursday. The hurricane was

Wind energy lobby says Spain needs more wind power, faster

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain needs to speed up the rollout of new wind energy projects if it is to achieve its 2030 target of doubling existing capacity, Rocio Sicre, president of wind energy lobby AEE,

World Bank launches new business climate survey with Hungary, Estonia, Singapore in top spots

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Thursday launched its revamped business and investment climate survey of 50 economies, with Hungary, Estonia and Singapore taking the top spots

Climate Investment Funds eyes $1 billion to help green industries

By Simon Jessop WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The multilateral Climate Investment Funds said on Thursday it would invest up to $1 billion to help accelerate the development of technologies to cut

Hurricane Helene exposes federal assistance gap in Appalachian areas

By Andy Sullivan, Grant Smith and Simon Jessop (Reuters) - As residents of western North Carolina piece together their lives following Hurricane Helene, few will be able to rely on federal flood

Factbox-Over 974,000 US customers still without power from Hurricane Helene

(Reuters) -Over 974,000 homes and businesses were still without power in the U.S. Southeast and Midwest on Thursday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which hit the Florida Panhandle on Sept. 26,

Circular trash economy in sight, how Hyderabad project reclaims metals, converts waste to energy

India's largest waste-to-metal reclamation facility in Hyderabad's Dundigal also incorporates power & biogas generation from organic waste & incineration of non-decomposable trash.

China could cut CO2 by a third by 2035 with new UN targets, think tank says

By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions could fall by a third by 2035 and align with the goals of the Paris Agreement if it submits more ambitious

Indonesia concerned over EU deforestation law rules, not implementation timeframe

By Ananda Teresia and Bernadette Christina JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Thursday said a proposed European Commission delay in the rollout of its anti-deforestation law was a good step but a more

Storm Leslie forms over the tropical Eastern Atlantic

(Reuters) - Storm Leslie formed over the tropical eastern Atlantic and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in a couple of days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. Tropical

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Hungary’s Viktor Orbán was defeated by his own system. Magyar has to clean up the mess

Even out of power, Viktor Orbán has built a system to protect his legacy and make it difficult for any successor to govern.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.